Liz McGrath's Valentine's Day butcher knives

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Hypertalented artist Elizabeth McGrath, whose faux taxidermy mutants are a BB favorite, is offering tiny personalized heart butcher knives for St. Valentine's Day. Also available is a version with a tiny red mouse emblazoned on the blade. They're $25 each, a steal compared to the gallery prices of her major artworks. From Liz's Web site:

Let someone know that a severed heart with their name on it reminds you of them! Knife is hand painted, rusted, signed, and glitter dusted. Comes in a hand sketched box. The knife can be personalized up to 6 letters.

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I realize now that you meant “heart” butcher knives, in fact duhh on me because that’s what the picture says, but I spent a couple of seconds wondering what use a butcher knife (or a cleaver) would be at the hearth. De-twigging logs, maybe? :-)